One Hundred and One Uses for This Book

Les Harding is the author of The Voyages of Lesser Men: Thumbnail
Sketches in Canadian Exploration and The Journeys of Remarkable Women:
Their Travels on the Canadian Frontier.

“What we are celebrating here,” writes the author, “is the Book as
Abiding Artifact: a tangible object, portable and convenient to use,
entertaining and inspirational and educational, which by its very
palpability and practicality will endure in an age of computers and the
Internet.”

If that sounds like heavy going, not to worry. It is about the last
serious statement you will find in this book. For example, the author
goes on to point out the impossibility of curling up with your PC on a
comfy couch and the unpleasantness of reading the latest bestseller on
an active-matrix color screen.

This book is full of odd facts, amusing quotations, parodies, and witty
cartoons. It is a playful romp through the world of books, words, and
bibliophiles. And there really are 101 uses for this book, apart from
simply reading it. How about swatting flies with it, using it to fuel a
bonfire, pressing flowers with it, or making it your bathroom buddy? 101
Uses for This Book is sure to delight book lovers of all ages.